By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff
Legislators across the country are supporting the Congressional bill that will save racing, but many elected officials have yet to sign on as co-sponsors. Action is needed.
Since introduction in March, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act has received support from dozens of legislators who have signed on as co-sponsors. As the racing industry sits in limbo, the Congressional bill is critical to providing the industry with certainty. The RPM Act will allow emissions-certified street vehicles to continue to be converted for competition use, both now and in the future.
We thank the sponsors of the House and the Senate bills, listed below:
House Bill
H.R.4715, Sponsored by Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Cosponsors (Alphabetical by State):
* indicates that the member was an original RPM Act cosponsor.
ALABAMA
Rep. Brooks, MO [R-AL-5]
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
ARIZONA
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
ARKANSAS
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
CALIFORNIA
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
COLORADO
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO]
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
FLORIDA
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13]
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]*
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10]
GEORGIA
Rep. Carter, Buddy [R-GA]
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]
ILLINOIS
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Rep. Foster, Bill [D–IL–11]
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
INDIANA
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IOWA
Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
KANSAS
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R–KS–2]
Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
KENTUCKY
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
LOUISIANA
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
MICHIGAN
Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
Rep. Bishop, Mike (R-MI)
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
MINNESOTA
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R–MN–6]
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
Rep. Nolan, Richard [D–MN–8]
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Rep. Walz, Timothy K. [D-MN-1]
MISSISSIPPI
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
MISSOURI
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
NEBRASKA
Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NEVADA
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV]
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
NEW YORK
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY–22]
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]*
NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]*
Rep. Jones, Walter [R-NC]
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NORTH DAKOTA
Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
OHIO
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick [R-OH]
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad [R–OH–2]
OKLAHOMA
Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
OREGON
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA]
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
SOUTH CAROLINA
Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5]
Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
TENNESSEE
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. “Chuck” [R-TN-3]
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TEXAS
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]*
Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
VIRGINIA
Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
WEST VIRGINIA
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WISCONSIN
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI]
Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Senate Bill
S.2659, Sponsored by Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsors (Alphabetical by State):
* indicates that the member was an original RPM Act cosponsor.
ALABAMA
Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]
ARIZONA
Sen. McCain, John [R–AZ}
ARKANSAS
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
COLORADO
Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
FLORIDA
Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R–FL]
GEORGIA
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
IDAHO
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
INDIANA
Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
KANSAS
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
LOUISIANA
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
MICHIGAN
Sen. Peters, Gary [D–MI]
MISSOURI
Sen. Blunt, Roy [R–MO]
MONTANA
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
NEBRASKA
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NEVADA
Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]*
NORTH CAROLINA
Sen. Tillis, Thom [R-NC]*
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Sen. Thune, John [R–SD]
WEST VIRGINA
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]*
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
WYOMING
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Many legislators have yet to sign on to the bill. Urge your representative to support the RPM Act by visiting www.sema.org/rpm today. Businesses can be even more instrumental in influencing their reps and are asked to contact the SEMA D.C. office at san@sema.org to find out how they can help. The SEMA D.C. team has resources to make it simple and easy for your company to make a tremendous impact.
Our voices are being heard, but we need to continue to take action!